Tips for Handling Yellowing White Shoes

White shoes are everyone's favorite because they are considered easy to mix and match with any outfit. It's sad that some white shoes, if used frequently, will get dirty quickly, resulting in a yellow color. White shoes that turn yellow will lower a person's confidence level when wearing them. Therefore, white shoes need extra care.

If you want your white shoes to last longer and not have a dull color, you should pay more attention to washing techniques. Ladies, follow the steps below to make your yellowed white shoes look new again.

Tips for washing white shoes

1. Use bleach

One of the steps you can take to restore the white color to your yellowed shoes is to wash your shoes using bleach. You can rub clothes bleach on your shoes using a toothbrush, but make sure you don't pour the bleach directly on your shoes, Ladies because it can change the color of your shoes directly so that the white color on your shoes isn't evenly distributed.

2. Use shoe polish

In general, shoe polish is used for leather or black or brown shoes. However, over time, neutral-colored shoe polishes have become available that can be used on white shoes. However, you must also pay attention to the material of the shoes to be polished so that they match the type of shoe polish that will be used.

3. Use toothpaste

Toothpaste can make teeth white and remove stains sticking to the teeth. Therefore, you can also use toothpaste to wash white shoes by rubbing a toothbrush filled with toothpaste on the shoes and then rinsing them with clean water so that no residual toothpaste is left on the shoes.

4. Use dish soap

Dish soap can remove stains and be used to clean white shoes that have turned yellow. You can use a soft dishwashing sponge, rub it on the yellow and dirty parts of the shoes, and then rinse with clean water, so no soap is left.

5. Soak shoelaces using warm soapy water

For maximum results, you can remove the shoelaces and soak them using a mixture of warm water and soap and let them stand for about 15 minutes, then rub the shoelaces clean and rinse using water.

Tips to make your white shoes always look like new.

1. Avoid washing shoes using a washing machine

Using a washing machine to wash shoes is practical, especially for those who don't have time to wash them manually. However, using a washing machine can actually damage shoes. Therefore, the shoe-washing process should be done manually to make the shoes cleaner and last longer.

2. Avoid drying shoes in direct sunlight

Drying in direct sunlight does make shoes dry faster. However, sunlight can dull shoes. For that, you can dry your shoes in an open room with a roof so that the shoes are exposed to the wind but not directly exposed to the sun.

Here are some tips you can apply to take care of your favorite white shoes, Ladies. Hope it helps!